His Time – Meditatio: Psalm 71, Proverbs 14, Traditions in the Church

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In today’s Meditatio Hour, Rev. Jonathan Fisk meditates on:

1. Psalm 71:1-8

Forsake Me Not When My Strength Is Spent

71 In you, O Lord, do I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame!
2 In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me;
incline your ear to me, and save me!
3 Be to me a rock of refuge,
to which I may continually come;
you have given the command to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.

4 Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.
5 For you, O Lord, are my hope,
my trust, O Lord, from my youth.
6 Upon you I have leaned from before my birth;
you are he who took me from my mother’s womb.
My praise is continually of you.

7 I have been as a portent to many,
but you are my strong refuge.
8 My mouth is filled with your praise,
and with your glory all the day.

2. Proverbs 14:13-14

13 Even in laughter the heart may ache,
and the end of joy may be grief.
14 The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways,
and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.

3. Traditions in the Church

We talk about traditions in the church in paragraphs 13-17 of Article XV (VIII) in the Apology to the Augsburg Confession. Purchase your copy of the Book of Concord at cph.org or find it online at bookofconcord.org/defense_14_traditions.php.

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